Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

To have a conversation with Jan Bell is to get a history lesson about the arts and music scene in Brooklyn, New York. Specifically in the...

Evangeline Elston may be new to Black Oak Artists, but she has been in the music industry for twenty years. “My passion is to try to...

Christian Serpas and Ghost Town have reached two big milestones as one of the Gulf South’s most prolific country-rock bands. After...

In their eighteen-plus years in the music business, Indi-Americana band The Steel Wheels has walked away with prestigious awards,...

There’s no better way to bring meaning to life than to let go of fear and jump into a passion full force. That’s what photographer Jeff...

Andrew Morris of the bluegrass band The Matchsellers says Kansas City has its own bluegrass identity, and he and his partner, fiddler...

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Spend time with the Acoustic Nomads, and you’ll take a musical journey from the Andes to Appalachia. This Boston-based quartet combines...

Guitar picks, also known as plectrums, have been around for about as long as stringed instruments have been played. Musicians use the...

Danny “Hootenanny” Clark had no choice on the type of music he would listen to as a child. He grew up in a home filled with bluegrass...

One day, music engineer Mark Johnson was in the subway system in New York City when he chanced upon a musical performance of several...

For Buffalo, New York-based Americana band Folkfaces, several roots genres coexist, bringing a rounded variety to the music. This mix is...

With different musical and cultural backgrounds, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy managed to find one another, and the two fiddlers...

For singer, songwriter, and guitarist Clint Roberts, music isn’t about fitting into a small, well-defined box; it’s about forcing that...

Based in California, roots duo Two Runner creates music that pays homage to different traditions. Self-described as an amalgam of...

There is nothing quite like a piping hot slice of pizza topped with a flavorful sauce and dripping in mozzarella cheese. Pizza, arguably...

The Waddington Brothers’ credo is “Finding inspiration in every tune.” Based in North Dakota, the family band consists of Seth Waddington...

For many, preserving and promoting bluegrass music is a mission. Such is the case with the Alabama Bluegrass Music Association (ABMA)....

It’s not uncommon for people to suffer from depression or anxiety at one time or another in their lives. But the Covid pandemic shutdown...

In 2016, fans of the reality TV series “The Voice” cheered for award-winning, top-charting singer Billy Gilman. America watched as he...

Hot dogs are entrenched in America’s culinary history as an iconic ballpark, picnic, and cookout favorite. While hot dogs are often...

The two halves of Illinois-based Americana duo The Bashful Youngens had never met before but immediately recognized a sort of magic that...

A bluegrass band that takes its name from a root vegetable can’t be all serious. But it’s not just the playful attitude of The Ruta...

In 1973, a group of forward-thinking folks concerned about the risk of losing their cultural heritage came together to form the Augusta...